Schneider

Fred Schneider, the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature," and to the "pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."

In its announcement, the academy cited Schneider for his contributions to the design of trustworthy and secure computer systems. He is chief scientist of the National Science Foundation-funded TRUST Science and Technology Center, a collaboration involving researchers at five universities, including Cornell. He serves on the Department of Commerce Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board and the Department of Defense Science Board, is a member of the Computing Research Association's board of directors and a council member of the Computing Community Consortium. He co-chairs Microsoft's external advisory board on trustworthy computing.

The academy elected 68 new members and nine foreign associates this year, bringing the total U.S. membership to 2,290 and the number of foreign associates to 202.